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The New York Post has a new pay wall targeting iPad safari users and directing them to download a $6.99/month app.

For its opening Father's Day weekend Green Lantern debuted at #1 and grossed an estimated $52.7 million, which was lower than the opening weekends of the two previous superhero films of 2011, Thor ($65.7 million) and X-Men: First Class ($55.1 million).

The Vancouver Riots in 2011 shocked the city’s residents, Canada, and the world. One of the iconic (or infamous) images of the riot was that of Nathan Kotylak attempting to light a police car on fire.

MTV reality star Amber Portwood has reportedly told Gary Shirley, her on again, off again boyfriend and father of her two-year old child, that the experience of attempted suicide has been “euphoric” and “wonderful.

Comedian Jon Stewart is one of the most vocal, scathing, and (surprisingly) influential voices that bashes Fox News.

One-fourth (24%) of students drank soda, down from 29% in 2009, according to a recently released report from Center for Disease Control (CDC).

The Google Doodle for Father’s Day showcases a vanilla background, blue letters, and an orange polka-dotted tie (to substitute for the “l” in “Google”) to honor fathers around the world.

Scientists first became intrigued on March 28 by a long-lasting flash of high-energy gamma ray radiation burst from 3.8 billion light-years away. Now, they think they’ve determined the source of it, namely a star swallowed and shredded by a monster black hole.

Tom Cruise tweeted a barechested photo of himself to promote his upcoming movie Rock of Ages.

On Friday, Saudi women defied the country’s driving ban and drove on the streets. The Washington Post reported that at least 29 women participated in the event.

The Boston Bruins Parade was a sunny, joyous, but peaceful occasion for delighted Bostonian during the day on Saturday.

Alternative asset managers are looking to escape the claws of mercurial institutional investors. As they jump into the hands of the general public, some of them may prove to be attractive investments for discerning buyers.

America has been really harsh on Anthony Weiner. And yes, it’s the entire country because both Democrats and Republicans turned on him.

Bitcoin is an awesome concept. But in recent weeks, it’s facing its first big challenge. Symantec reported that hackers are now trying to steal Bitcoins from legitimate users using a Trojan Horse.

Many regulators are fighting back against Facebook’s facial recognition feature.

The IMF downgraded its forecast for US economic growth in 2011 to 2.5 percent from its prior forecast of 2.7 percent. The 2012 growth forecast was cut to 2.7 percent from 2.9 percent.

The latest figure to hit the front pages about China’s corruption problem is that $120 billion have been embezzled and smuggled out of the country since the mid-1990s, according to a Chinese government report.

LulzSec just issued something like a manifesto on its website. The full text of it is here. Its message is essentially this: don't be so shocked that it's leaking thousands of user passwords and emails.

If there ever was a failed US policy, war on drugs is it. Today, June 17, 2011 marks the 40th anniversary of this failure.

On June 15, a 58-year-old New Hampshire man named Thomas Ball set himself on fire in front of a county courthouse. It happened around 5:30 p.m. Ball was pronounced dead at the scene.

Former President Jimmy Carter, writing in a NYTimes op-ed, agreed with a Global Commission on Drug Policy that showed the current global War on Drugs to be a “total failure, especially in the US.

Facebook boasts of 150 million US accounts. It’s the most popular social networking site in the country and the second most popular website for Americans (after Google).

Shares of Pandora (NYSE:SLV) got killed on Thursday. They plunged nearly 24 percent from Wednesday’s closing to end at $13.26, which is also 17 percent below its IPO price of $16

I was shocked when LulzSec leaked the user information of Sony users. There it was, allegedly the email addresses and Sony passwords of thousands of people.

The Pandora (NYSE:P) IPO is officially underwater. It has plunged 15 percent from Wednesday’s closing and is now trading at $14.80, below the IPO price of $16.00.

Pandora (NYSE:P) shares plunged over 9 percent on Thursday from its Wednesday debut closing. It’s now trading at $16, the initial price of the Pandora IPO.

Social networking sites are a big part of our lives. Facebook is the second most visited website in the US and Twitter is the fifth most visited, according to Quantcast. MySpace and LinkedIn are also extremely popular.

The difference between online and in real life (IRL) is quickly blurring. Now, a UK woman has been arrested for Facebook messaging a defendant for whose trial she was a jury.

Scientists are forecasting a prolonged period of lull in sunspot activity.